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    Getting backup to auto delete oldest backup

    I need to know how to get the backup in proxmox to automatically remove the oldest backup once the backup limit has been met. I searched for this but couldn't find anything.
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    How to set accepted emails to quarantine

    I am looking to see how accepted emails can be set for quarantine. I realize I can't change the ones delivered but I want to set a filter to block them in future. Additionally I would like to know how to block emails that have a language other than english in the body. Additionally I would...
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    Changing Proxmox backup limit number.

    Got some errors on automated Proxmox VM backups. Backups now fail and I get a message saying backups are limited to 5. Where is this value set? Can it be changed to a larger number? Say 15?
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    Backing up a proxmox server

    I am looking to create an image backup of Proxmox. I already have VM Backups but I would like to not have to reinstall Proxmox should I have a hard drive failure. I am hoping for something that I can just copy back to the new drive and then restore the VMs. Can I just copy via SFTP a list of...
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    Using Wasabi as backup storage.

    Has anyone found a way to use Wasabi as a potential hot backup location? Prices are great, $5/TB/month. The issue is I cannot figure out how to get it to mount as a linux drive so that Proxmox can just back up to it. Anyone have any ideas or skills on how to do this?
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    How to set up a network storage as a storage for backups

    My Node doesn't have attached backup. I was looking for input on how I connect it to another server that is at a different IP to use it as a backup.
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    Windows 2012 VMs

    I moved a working windows Server VM from one node to another. I used the backup and restore function. However the VM fails to boot. I have tried selecting the legacy boot but It doesn't seem to stay selected. All my linux vms have been moved with few issues. Is there something that I am...
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    How to set up a network storage as a storage for backups

    I am looking for opinions on using another server simply as storage for running our daily backups to vs trying to attach a USB type drive. Please advise your thoughts. I assume I first have to get it to mount to the server as a drive then simply use it as a regular drive? This is for...
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    Importing Version 3.1 VMs into a 5.1 Installation

    Can I directly import my old VMs into my new Proxmox 5.1 nodes? This is a brand new server. I am hoping that I can just bring them all back in via a restore. Please advise.
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    Restore failed. Broken Pipe error

    What causes this & How do I fix it? I have plenty of space on the data drive. I simply am trying to restore an image from a backup. * (process:589853): ERROR * : restore failed - bdrv_write to drive-ide0 failed (-28) /bin/bash: line 1: 589852 Broken pipe How do I fix it? BTW if failed at...
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    Live migration of VM

    How do I do a live migration? When I do the migrate, I get a window that starts then produces errors and ends without migration.
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    Setting the number of VM backups

    I need to set the number of VM backups to where it will make backup copies until the drive is full then delete the oldest back up. I can't find this is the settings. How do I do this? It seems capped at 6
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    Migrating VMs

    When Migrating VMs from one node to another is there anything required to migrated them and have them be live besides the steps in the Proxmox VE control panel?
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    Raid 10 rebuild time

    How long should it take to rebuild a raid 10 array that is a total of 4TB? Trying to gauge the time to do this. Is it faster if all VMs are moved to another node? I am not sure if I have a software raid or a hardware raid.how much difference can it make? Which are suggested hardware raid...
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    Looking for drive testing tools for Proxmox storage drives.

    I need help testing the virtual and physical drives on the nodes. How can I do this? I am running 3.1 which I know is EOL, but I must get a stable system with backups so I can upgrade it. Please advise.
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    VM fails to start after stopping a hung backup task

    The backup task had hung because it was running over 12 hours that should have been 4. I stopped the backup task, the VM would not respond. So the node was restarted. The VM failed to start. It said start failed, VM locked (backup) So I searched and found an unlock command that seemed to...
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    Increasing the partition table on a VM

    I have a VM that had a 100GB drive for data. The drive became full. I went into proxmox and increased the drive size for the VM. However that didn't fix my issue. It was then I realized the Proxmox didn't automatically readjust the partition. So how do I change the partition without losing...
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    Back up errors What do they mean?

    In doing back ups of the VMs I get the following errors. Not sure how to fix them. Please advise. command 'qm set 101400 --lock backup' failed: exit code 25 This VM is shut down. vma_co_write write error - Broken pipe This VM is running. volume 'local_data:4145/vm-4145-disk-2.qcow2'...
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    In place upgrade to 5.0

    Currently running 3.121. Can I do an inplace upgrade from that version to 5.0 in a single step or do I need to go to 4.4 first? Please advise. I have two nodes and 20VMs total
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    Back up error

    I recently increased the backup drive from 2TB to 8TB. I restarted backups after the new drive was installed. However the issue is now it seems that the backup is running beyond 24 hours. This lead to unexpected status the next time that the back was to run, ie the next night. The task...

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